Advertising device



Aug- 18 1931- u. GALLAGHER 1,818,988

ADVERTISING DEVICE FiledfMay 14. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 1s, 1931.

J( GALLAGHER 1,818,988

ADVERTISING DEVICE 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed May 14, 1930 Patented Aug. 18, 1931 PATENT OFFICE .IoHiv GALLAGHER, YorPHILADELPHIA, EENNSYLVANIA i ADVERTISING DEVICE Application filed Maj7` 14, 1930. vSerial No. 452,224.

The object of the invention is tol provide improvements -in advertising devices and particularly in thosevof the active v,orfani- .mated types. i '5 Another object is to provide a frame with means to oscillate the same, ,such as a waveactuated lor motor-drivenvdevice, andboth audible and visual means carried thereby to attract and hold the attention ofpersons while advertising facts are presented to. them.

A'further object isto provide lin such a device visual means, consisting of rotatable members which are intermittently propelled l ing a much different effect than would be the case if the members remained stationary. Still another object is to provide in the dezrespective axes, and are provided with reeds adapted to emit predetermined tones, while concave extensions of the said means operate to drive aircurrents through saidvreeds, and when said reeds are of different tones to prof 'duce a musical chord. j'

vAnd a still further'object consists in providinga constructionwhich adapts the device to being mounted as upon the end of `a pier or wharf, so that the movement of thefdevice both as a whole and as toits in'- d ividual elements, without the consumption ofother energy.

present invention comprises further details of construction and operation, which are fully brought out in the following description, when read in conjunctionwith the ac-V `companying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation vof the device, partly in section; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary portion of the iloat used in the same; Fig. 3`is an enlarged diametrical section of one of the sound-producing elements; Fig. 4 is a front elevation ofthe same, with a portion broken away;

and Fig. 5 is a central vertical section of the device as illustratedin Fig. 1.

Referring tothe drawings, any, suitable support is represented byV a pier comprising aplatform 1, supported by spaced piles 2,

soas to continuously rotate, thereby produc-l` ,vice audible means, which whirl aboutv theirl the waves therebeneath will operate to drive f With these and other objects in mind, the

and-'having an extension 3 provided'with a i slot 4. From the under side of said platform, or its extension, there extends a bracket 5, to which is pivotally connected a diagonally downwardly extending radius rod 6, to thelower end of which is pivotally connected at 7 a bar 8, lwhich is rigidly secured lto any desired and suitable form of float 9,

which normally rests upon and rises and falls with the=surface ofthe water 10. To theupper end of the bar 8 there is pivotally l connected a rod 11, the upper end portion of which passes throughthe slot 4 in the pier extension 3, and is pivotally connected at 12 in any suitable manner to the outer free end portion- 13 'j of an oscillatory member 14,l

which is pivotally mounted at 15 with respect tothe pier platform 1, the opposite end 16 of 'themember 14 being adapted to support an adjustable 1` weight 17 which counteracts 7' the dead weight of the float 9 and rods 6 and 11 upon the rst-mentioned end Vof said oscillatory member. Y To the rear of the pier platform is secured the ibase ,portion 18 of a segmental bracket 7i.;

19, whichis provided adjacent to its outer periphery with radially spaced bosses 20 and `21, through which extend axial bores 22.

Nearer to the center of saidl bracket there is also provided a boss 23, through which also extends an axial bore 22. Secured to the oscillatory member 14 and extending upwardly therefrom are preferably two radially spaced racks 24 and 25, which extend in parallel planes, said first rack being provided 85 "with outwardly directed teeth 24a and with inwardly directed teeth 24h, while the smaller of said racks is provided with outwardly extending teeth"25= v Exten-ding through each of the bores 22 in the bosses 20, 21 and 23 is a tubular shaft 26, upon its rear threaded end being provided y' with 'nuts 27, while its forward end is provided with a flange 28, which with said nuts predetermines the axial position of the shaft.

Beyond'said flange each shaft comprises a threaded end portion 29, to which is secured the Vcentral internally threaded portion 3() of a hollow bellshaped member 31, which is preferably made Vof a suitable -resonantJlf'y bell-shaped memberis provided witha suite able fixture32 which supports an electrics lamp 33.

The freely extending periphery of said member is also provided 4with a suitable member 34, which operates to support a gauze or fabric 35, which extends across the otherwise open end of said member and is adapted to screen the interior thereof, while permitting sound and light to pass freely therefrom. The sides of saidfmember are provided with apertures 36, across which-,are mounted any.

desired number, shape, and arrangement of tuned reeds 37, orotherform ofwirid-operated sound-.producing elements,b whiley adj acent to each of said apertures the material of said member is pressed outwardly therefrom, as clearly shown in Fig. 4,V to form means for `deflecting air currents radially inwardly through said apertures and past said reeds or theirequivalent. Thus, as each of said members `is rotated at high` speeds, it emits a sound,y tone,.or musical chord lwhich is predetermined by the characteristics ofthe respective reeds or other lmusical tone-producing elements.

Each ,of thetubular shafts 26 alsoextends through a shield 38, which ifgdesired mayjbe4 ornamented, and .which screens that portion ofthedevice tothe rear ofthe sound-producing bell-shapechmembers first describedfl Additionally, each (of said shafts` lrotatably carries a gear 39, which meshes with either the teeth 24% 01124b upon said raclr24, whil'e .eachpcfgsaid gears` is connectedthrough a ratchet40 lwith thel shaft-upon whichuit is mounted.

this construction, it-will be obvious fromzthe drawingsthatasthe rack 24 oscilllatesto-and-fro, the series of members 31gV upon its outer-side will Vcontinue torotate in uniform counterclockwise direction5l while thosecf saidmembers `upon theradiallly inner f side of, ,'said-I rack. will ,contiili'ue Y to rot ate in Aclockwise direction, as viewed.V in Fig.. l.

Thus, with various colorer ligure characteristicsof the gauges 35,.covering ,said soundproducing-members, a :very Aattractive effect. may be produced as one series of members ro-Y tates inone -directiongvhile the other series rotatesin theopposite,direction closely adjacent, tothe first.=y y

In addition tothe foregoing b ell-shaped memlbersl at hollow conical member 41',

.spannedby-a transparent or partially transparentjvclosure 42,5and containing anelectric m3119143, is secured tothe outer freeend portion of the single tubular shaft 44, which carries. agear 45 in mesh witlrthe smaller rack 2 5.. As this member will. rotaterirstinfone direction and then in the other, and usually at slower speeds than those of the two soundproducing series of elements, it is not thought necessary to depend upon it for the production of sound, but instead to reserve for it merely the function of presenting an oscillatory surface for any desired advertising or Othelndca, Y The uppermost marginal portion of the Vshield 38 may be provided with cutout letters 46, covered by acolored glass or other medium 47, tothe rear of which are positioned electric lamps 48. These lamps may be inclosed within ay protective housing 49, from the rear of whichdepends a wall 50, which serves to shield the rear of the device from dust, dirt, and foreign particles of any sort, including water' or spray. This last-.named wall may be provided with a normally cov-y ered aperture 51, through which isaccessible,

when desired, any well-known form of electric distribution or fiash mechanism 52, into which leads wires 53 from a suitable source of. current, and from which lead various Wires 54 to the lamps 33, 43, and 48. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect byl Letters Patenty of the United States.is:-

l. A vdevice of theV class described, comprising an oscillatable member, a segmental rackv carried therebyand centering about the. aXis of oscillation, a rotatable elementa gear and ratchet unitconnecting said element lto said rack, and means` carried by said element to produce .sound as it rotates.

2. A device of the class described, com- Y prising anv oscillatable member, a segmental l rack carried thereby and centering. about the Y axis. of oscillation, a rotatable bell-shaped element, a gear and ratchet unit `connecting said element to .said rack, and reeds carried bysaid element to produce sound as said,

element rotates with the oscillation of *said member.

A device of thel class described, comprisnggan oscillatable member, a pivotal support therefor, a rack` conforming toa segment of a circle and concentricl with said pivot, a relatively fixed support, rotatable elements carried by said iixedjsupport, gear and ratchet units .connecting said v,elements to said rack, to transform the intermittently reversing motion'of said rack into uni-directional rotationsgof said elements, andk means carried` by said elements to createv sound, Whilerotating.

4. A device ofthe class described, com-. I

.. prising an oscillatable member, apivotal.

support therefor, a' rack'. conforming to. a. segment ofa circlega-nd concentricwith said pivot, said-rack having teeth facing. in oppo-. site directions, a relatively ixed support,f

y series of rotatable elements carried .by-.said

fixed gsupport, lgear and ratchet u nits :con-N c nectingy onerseries yofsaid elements .tomoneL set of rack teeth and similar units connecting the other series of said elements to the opposite set of rack teeth, to transform the intermittently reversing motion of said rack into uni-directional rotation of the elements of said series in opposite directions.

5. In a device of the class described, a rotatable support, a circular hollow member carried thereby and having an aperture, sound-producing means within saidmember and adapted to be operated by air currents passing through said aperture, and means outside of said member to deflect said currents towards and through said aperture to actuate said iirst means.

6. In a device of the class described, a rotatable support, a hollow bell-shaped sound-amplifying member carried thereby and having an aperture, the larger end of said member being substantially unobstructed, and sound-producing means within said member and adapted to be operated by air currents passing radially inwardly through said aperture.

7 In a device of the class described, a rotatable support, a bell-shaped soundamplifying member carried thereby and having an aperture, sound-producing means adapted to be operated by air currents passing through said aperture, and a ared portion of said member adjacent to said aperture being operative to deflect said currents towards and through said aperture.

8. In a device of the class described, a rotatable support, a bell-shaped sound-amplifying member carried thereby and having a plurality of apertures, and sound-producing means of diiferent tone characteristics adapted to be operated by air currents passing through said apertures, to produce and to amplify on said member to amplify a musical chord.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

JOHN GALLAGHER. 

